NEW ORLEANS – When an NBA coach like Alvin Gentry of the New Orleans Pelicans starts lecturing his post-millennial, Generation Z players in pre-game talks about the Alamo, it might be advisable to start taking a body count.
With three-time All-Star forward Anthony Davis headed toward season-ending knee and shoulder surgery, the Pelicans suited up just nine players Sunday night against the Los Angeles Clippers, and one of them, reserve center Alexis Ajinca, hadn't played in weeks due to a fractured sternum.